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ICADIWT 2019
by ijwa＠dline.info 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

The Tenth International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2019) May 20-22, 2019, Casablanca, Morocco July 07-09, 2019 Luton, UK (www.socio.org.uk/icadiwt) The Tenth International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies (ICADIWT 2019) is a forum for researchers to present the intensive and innovative research, ideas, developments and applications in the areas of Computer Communications, Communication networks, Communication Software Communication Technologies and Applications, and other related themes. This conference (ICADIWT Edition IX) will include presentations of contributed papers and state-of-the-art lectures by invited keynote speakers. Digital Technologies is embeeded in the research activiites of large number of people and it ensures the Ubiquitous reaching of more number of people in the recent years. Research in digital technologies has been carried out in many directions using various resources and tools and on the other side, the application issues are addressed by more volume of researchers not necessarily limited to information and computing technology. Thus the proposed conference series realize its value and potential and manifest the requirements in the form of the international conference. This edition will address the following outlined themes (but not limited to) Internet Communication Internet Technologies Web Applications Internet Software Data Access and Transmission Digital Communication Software Digital Networks Web Communication Interfaces Adaptive Systems Internet of Things Internet of breath Augmented Reality Databases and applications Web Systems Engineering Design Intelligent Agent systems Semantic Web Studies Adaptive Web applications and personalization Actuators and sensors Robotics and Machine Vision Vibration and noise control Smart cities and structures Control Automation Human-machine interfaces Real-time simulation Digital Technologies for Mechanical and other designs Publication and Indexing The accepted full papers will be published in the IOS series (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (FAIA))and submitted for inclusion in many indexes. Accepted full papers will be submitted for indexing to multiple abstract and indexing partners. The papers will be indexed in many databases as given at http://www.frontiersinai.com/?q=indexing The accepted papers will be published as a post-conference publication. During the conference, the pre-conference volume will be distributed. The previous ICADIWT proceedings ars indexed in Web of Science Honorary Chai Jolanta Mizera-Pietraszko, (Opole University, Poland) Co-Chair Chafik Okar, ENSA, Hassan 1st University, Berrechid, Morocco. General Chairs Abdelali El Bouchti, Institute for Forecasting and Futuristics (I2F), FS, Hassan 2nd University, Casablanca, Morocco Program Chairs Yao-Liang Chung, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan Ricardo Rodriguez Jorge, (Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) Important Dates Submission of papers (Morocco/UK) March 01, 2019/April 01, 2019 Notification (Morocco/UK) April 01, 2019/May 01, 2019 Camera ready (Morocco/UK) May 01, 2019/June 01, 2019 Registration(Morocco/UK) May 01, 2019/June 01, 2019 Conference Dates (Morocco/UK) May 20-22, 2019/July 07-09, 2019 Paper Submission at http://www.socio.org.uk/icadiwt/paper-submission/ Contact: icadiwt(a)socio.org.uk or diwt(a)dirf.org ----------------------

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CFP - Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference 18-19 June 2019
by Elinor Carmi 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

Hello everyone, We would like to invite you to the Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference that we are organising in June 2019 in London, UK. The conference is FREE of charge and will be running for two days. Please see below all the information for the CFP, and feel free to email me if you have any further questions. All the best, Dr. Elinor Carmi, Postdoc Research Associate - Digital Media & Society, Department of Communication and Media, Faculty of the Humanities and Social Sciences, School of the Arts, Liverpool University, UK. https://elinorcarmi.com<https://elinorcarmi.com/> Twitter: @Elinor_Carmi ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIPRC2019: Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference 2019 University of Liverpool in London, Finsbury Square London, UK, June 18-19, 2019 As more of our everyday lives become digital, from paying bills, to contacting companies and services and keeping in touch with your friends and family - it has become crucial to include everyone in the online world. What type of skills do people need to ‘be digital’? Do different people from different ages and abilities need different types of skills and training? And how can we foresee what skills will be needed for future work? While these questions have been occupying the private sector and policy makers, as more tasks become automated and digitalised they become ever more crucial. Evidence shows that inequalities in access to and use of digital media have measurable impacts on the life chances, health and economic wellbeing of citizens. The GoodThings Foundation published a reporton September 2018 which identified that over 11 million UK citizens lack the basic digital skills they need to participate fully in our digital economy<https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/research-publications/economic-impact-…>. As the Foundation predicts, by 2028 the UK will lose over £22 billion of value as a direct result of digital exclusion. Since the introduction of machine learning and artificial intelligence research has shifted to understanding inequalities in complex skills and use. In addition, as ‘fake news’ and misinformation have become common practice by various entities it has introduced new avenues to include in digital literacies. This shift has become key to some governmental digital strategies, such as those of the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and their equivalents around the globe. This conference will bring together academic research with policy makers and stakeholders to review the current state for the art in digital inclusion policy and practice. The conference will draw upon over two decades of research, policy, and practice. Over this time digital inequalities, digital inclusion and digital literacies have changed in response to developments in digital technologies and media. Though key themes have remained, such as: material and financial access; skills and digital literacy; effective use by citizens and communities; the impact of socio-economic factors; motivation and attitudes; and, more recently socio-economic and socio-cultural variations in patterns of usage. Digital inequities therefore have become an important part of broader persistent issues of social equity and justice. The primary aim of this conference is to link up international policy efforts to address digital inequalities, access and skills with the outcomes of recent research at from around the globe. The intention being to support sharing best practice and research insights. The conference will be a mix of invited presentations from policy and research colleagues, along with open paper sessions. For the open sessions we seek presentations that cover empirical research as well as policy and practice interventions, such as: * Data analysis of levels of digital inclusion/exclusion and engagement * Studies on the link between misinformation and data literacies * Studies of the impacts of digital exclusion * Policy interventions * Case studies of initiatives and programmes * Case studies of community impact Submission and Registration Guidelines The conference is FREE of charge. To register go to the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diprc2019-digital-inclusion-policy-and-resea…. If you wish to present a paper or case study please submit a 300 word abstract by 31st March 2019 to: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=diprc2019. Acceptance notification will be sent by 25th April 2019. Contact The conference is organised by Professor Simeon Yates and Dr. Elinor Carmi, Department of Communication and Media, Faculty of the Humanities and Social Sciences, School of the Arts, Liverpool University, UK For questions and other inquiries please email Dr. Elinor Carmi - Elinor.Carmi(a)liverpool.ac.uk.<mailto:Elinor.Carmi@liverpool.ac.uk> We look forward to seeing you in June! Venue The conference will run from 18 June to 19 June at the London Campus of the University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool in London, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/london/ – just off London’s “Silicon Roundabout” district: http://www.siliconroundabout.org.uk/ . Do you have questions about DIPRC2019: Digital Inclusion Policy and Research Conference 2019? Contact School of the Arts - University of Liverpool <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/diprc2019-digital-inclusion-policy-and-resea…>

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Fwd: Fw: 4s2019 open panel on Automation, Skill and Identity in an age of AI
by Janaki Srinivasan 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

See below for a call for abstracts on automation and identity for a 4S panel co-organized by my colleague, Bidisha. Might be of interest to some of you! Apologies for cross posting. Janaki Srinivasan Assistant Professor, IIIT-Bangalore ------------------------------ *From:* Prof.Bidisha Chaudhuri *Sent:* 19 January 2019 11:54 *To:* Janaki Srinivasan *Subject:* CfP: 4s2019 open panel on Automation, Skill and Identity in an age of AI Dear Janaki, We are looking for paper abstract (250 words) submissions for our open panel at the Annual Meeting of 4S 2019, New Orleans (September 4-7, 2019). Could you please circulate the call in your networks? *The last date of submission is 1st February 2019.* *Panel Description* *11. Automation, Skill and Identity in an Age of AI <https://www.4s2019.org/accepted-open-panels/>* *Organized by Bidisha Chaudhuri and Soumyo Das, International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore* Barely thirty years ago information technology (IT) was considered to be the final answer to “the labour question” (Zuboff 1988). We are again at a historical juncture, where AI-based automation seems to bring back a similar promise (Levy & Murnane 2004). Whether this new machine age will lead to displacement of human labour or will create new economic opportunities is a matter of a different debate. However, with increasing delegation of human activities to intelligent agents, what we definitely witness is a shift in human skill trajectory (Bright 1958). Michael Polanyi in his book, The Tacit Dimension (1966), argued that much of human knowledge and capability stems from skills and rulesets that lies underneath our conscious understanding. Moreover, human abilities such as empathy, sympathy, trust are often transmitted to us via culture, tradition and are beyond the general directive of ‘skill’. Drawing on earlier work on automation and skill (Spenner 1983; Adler 1987; Vallas 1990), we explore these grey zones in human skills/activities, which, while undergoing the current phase of AI-based automation, go beyond a linear trajectory of deskilling and reskilling (Acemoglu & Restrepo 2018). It manifests rather as a more complex intertwining between human activities, technology, and organization structure. The objective of the panel is to bring together an analysis of these nuanced process through which human skills are evolving and will evolve, given increasing reliance on AI-based automation and how this will impact human identity, which in the modern capitalist system, relies on our occupation. Thanks, Bidisha

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CFP: 4S Open Panel on Big Data Surveillance
by Caelyn Randall 20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19

Call for Participation for 4S Open Panel on "A New/Old Technology for Governance? Questioning Big Data Surveillance”<https://www.4s2019.org/accepted-open-panels/> Society for Social Studies of Sciences, New Orleans, LA, September 4-7, 2019Submission Deadline Feb 1, 2019 A NEW/OLD TECHNOLOGY FOR GOVERNANCE? QUESTIONING BIG DATA SURVEILLANCE Driven by deterministic assumptions that the mere presence of information leads to positive social transformation (Srinivasan, Finn, & Ames, 2017), the era of big data has arrived (boyd & Crawford, 2012), bringing with it a series of critical questions that ask what big data surveillance looks like. As the titles of popular books and articles on the topic of big data surveillance such as Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy (O’Neil, 2016), “The Dystopia We Signed Up For” (Manning, 2017), and “How Big Data is Automating Inequality” (Eubanks, 2018) all underscore, the way in which big data is being imagined is as a new, nearly cataclysmic threat to public well-being. Such questions, however, may elide the ways in which big data surveillance is embedded within existing socio-political networks of power. As a technology of governance, big data surveillance constrains and enables the mobility of data/bodies asymmetrically. For example, surveillance, especially as an apparatus of state governance, has long been used for the social control of communities of color (Brown, 2015). Although big data surveillance may represent new, 21st century relations between private companies, universities, and the U.S. intelligence community (e.g. Amoore & Piotukh, 2015; O’Neil, 2016), it is still guided by a pre-existing and longstanding ideology of monitoring and controlling (Benjamin 2016). We invite papers that critically engage with big data surveillance practices, either by questioning the epistemological systems underpinning these practices or examining how these practices enable, constrain or distribute economic, political, and social mobilities. Single paper submissions should be in the form of abstracts of up to 250 words. If you submit, select “Papers for Open Panels,” and then select “#2 A New/Old Technology for Governance? Questioning Big Data Surveillance." Organizers: Caelyn Randall, University of Wisconsin-Madison Xerxes Minocher, University of Wisconsin-Madison Caelyn Randall Doctoral Candidate Department of Communication Arts University of Wisconsin-Madison 821 University Avenue Madison, WI 53706 Pronouns: they/them/theirs

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CFP Workshop: Social Bots Analysis With Mixed Methods
by KARAMI, AMIR 20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19

<Apologies for Cross-Posting> ~15% of Twitter users are bots. Social bots are not just present during elections, but instead are everywhere, in areas like politics, health, social movements, etc. If you want a new direction for your research interests, to find an idea for your PhD dissertation or Master’s thesis, learn more about related studies and possible opportunities, share your research, or start a new collaboration, please join us for a half-day free workshop at the 2019 iConference to be held in Washington, DC, on Sunday, March 31st, 2019, 1:30-5 pm. Title: Detecting and Taming Wild Social Bots with Mixed Methods Attendees will learn how to use open source tools to collect Twitter data, detect social bots, and use both quantitative and qualitative methods for investigating the activities of social bots. Practical examples of bot detection and strategies will be provided within the context of the Parkland, Florida mass shooting. Abstract Submission: The workshop welcomes submissions up to 500 words for short paper presentations (15 minutes) of case studies related to social bots. Please send your abstract of up to 500 words to karami(a)sc.edu<mailto:karami@sc.edu>. Important Dates: - Abstract submission deadline: Feb 15th, 2019 - Notification of acceptance: Mar 1st, 2019 Agenda: -Welcome, Overview, Introductory Activity -Twitter Data Collection with R -Social Bots Detection and Botometer -Social Bots Analysis with Mixed Methods using R and NVivo -Practical Examples -Case Studies -Q&A Organizers: Amir Karami, iSchool, University of South Carolina, karami(a)sc.edu<mailto:karami@sc.edu> Vanessa Kitzie, iSchool, University of South Carolina, kitzie(a)mailbox.sc.edu<mailto:kitzie@mailbox.sc.edu> Ehsan Mohammadi, iSchool, University of South Carolina, ehsan2(a)mailbox.sc.edu<mailto:ehsan2@mailbox.sc.edu>

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CFP: Reminder
by Janet Wasko 20 Jan '19

20 Jan '19

::: Reminder ::: What is Technology?<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/whatistechnology/> (2019) submission deadline is Monday, January 21st Call for Proposals<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/whatistechnology/cfp/>: Please send 150–200 word abstracts for papers, panels, and/or installations to jwasko(a)uoregon.edu<mailto:jwasko@uoregon.edu>. Plenary Participants<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/whatistechnology/participants/> | Location<https://blogs.uoregon.edu/whatistechnology/location/>

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Research survey: Risk-taking in cybersecurity (Indiana State University)
by Andrew Gillam 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

If you haven’t participated yet, please consider sharing your insights. If you have, thank you for your time and effort; my regrets on the repeated send. Best regards to all. –AG ======= Original message ======= Greetings. I am soliciting acquaintances, friends and colleagues to participate in an online survey; findings support my doctoral research. The questions explore various decision-making factors and their impacts on technology use by people in the US who use information technology at work. Participation is anonymous for all participants; investigators cannot determine who participates and who does not. The survey uses single-click answers and is comprised of 68 questions. About 13 minutes are needed to complete it. A case-sensitive password is needed to gain access. The password is ISUresearch . The survey is available online at https://indstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e2H2vHMmacQD8iN We ask that participants only access the survey once, and that they use personal time to participate outside of work. Please feel free to share this request by forwarding to others. Qualified participants must be working or retired adults in the United States who routinely use(d) employer-owned computers and/or mobile devices to do their jobs. They can access the questionnaire using the information provided above. Thanks and best regards, Andy Andrew R. Gillam Ph.D. Candidate agillam(a)sycamores.indstate.edu Indiana State University

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Theorizing the Web Submission Deadline Final Reminder
by Jenny Davis 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

Hi All, Just a reminder that TtW2019 Submissions are due by midnight on January 20th EST. CFP here https://theorizingtheweb.org/ny/ny2019/call-for-papers-6/ [https://theorizingtheweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/flier-with-location…]<https://theorizingtheweb.org/ny/ny2019/call-for-papers-6/> Call for Papers – Theorizing the Web<https://theorizingtheweb.org/ny/ny2019/call-for-papers-6/> theorizingtheweb.org Theorizing the Web is an inter- & non-disciplinary DIY conference on tech & society. Jenny L. Davis Lecturer, School of Sociology The Australian National University Co-Editor: Cyborgology<https://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/> <https://twitter.com/Jenny_L_Davis> Twitter: @Jenny_L_Davis<https://twitter.com/Jenny_L_Davis>

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Download new collection "Internet Governance in the Global South - History, Theory, and Contemporary Debates"
by Daniel Oppermann 19 Jan '19

19 Jan '19

Dear all, At NUPRI-USP (Núcleo de Pesquisa em Relações Internacionais) we published the edited collection "Internet Governance in the Global South - History, Theory, and Contemporary Debates". The book can be downloaded for free at the NUPRI website https://www.nupri.com.br. The content: >From Bandung to the DNS (Daniel Oppermann) The Difficult Path to the Insertion of the Global South in Internet Governance (Jean-Marie Chenou, Juan Sebastián Rojas Fuerte) Governança Global da Internet: Aspectos Conceituais, Questões da Agenda Contemporânea e Prospectos para o Estudo do Tema (Diego Canabarro) Prolegomenon to the Decolonization of Internet Governance (Syed Mustafa Ali) Do Século XX para o Século XXI: da Revolução Mundial do Cidadão Comum para a Revolução Informacional do Capital Humano (Alexandre Arns Gonzales) ICANN, New gTLDs and the Global South (Paul White) Los ccTLDs y los Dilemas del Desarrollo Comercial del DNS en América Latina. Reflexiones para el Sur Global (Carolina Aguerre) Deconstructing the Paradoxes of South Africa’s Emerging Discourse and Framework on ICTs and Internet Governance (Colin Darch, Rachel Adams, Ke Yu) Governança da Internet a partir da Periferia: Integrando a Amazônia Brasileira aos Debates sobre a Governança da Internet (Luisa Lobato) Examining the Intersections of Counter-Terrorism Laws and Internet Governance in Ethiopia (Tewodros Workneh) A Política Externa Brasileira na Governança da Internet: do Direito à Privacidade ao Direito à Participação (Thaíse Kemer) Thanks a lot to all the contributors and supporters! Best Daniel

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CFP: 4S Open Panel on Science communication: Making science in public
by Hara, Noriko 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

***Call for Participation for 4S Open Panel on “Science communication: Making science in public”*** https://www.4s2019.org/call-for-submissions/ Society for Social Studies of Science, New Orleans, LA, September 4-7, 2019 Submission Deadline Feb 1, 2019 Public communication of science is a key mechanism by which scientific knowledge is mediated, negotiated, and transformed. Over the past decades, STS research has outlined the ways in which science and society are coproduced through communication activities, catalysed a shift towards dialogue and engagement in science communication practice, and itself been opened up to public audiences through experimental forms of making and doing. This open stream invites paper proposals that analyse or reflect upon public science communication. We understand this broadly, as “organized, explicit, and intended actions that aim to communicate scientific knowledge, methodology, processes, or practices in settings where non-scientists are a recognized part of the audiences” (Horst et al 2016, 883). Science communication therefore includes, for instance, science in museums, science fairs, events, and festivals, popular science writing, science blogging, sciart activities, university and lab open days, news media, digital and social media, and science comedy. We invite critical analysis of these activities. For example, papers might offer reflections on the role science communication plays in the democratisation of science, analyses of the constitution of publics and knowledges within particular science communication activities, discussion of the affective regimes of science in public, or accounts of experimental practice. In particular, any analysis that showcases how science communication is innovated, interrupted, and regenerated is welcomed. The panel will thus use the methodologies and concerns of STS to reflect upon the problems, potential and practice of contemporary science communication. Single paper submissions should be in the form of abstracts of up to 250 words. They should include the paper’s main arguments, methods, and contributions to STS. When you submit your paper, select “Papers for Open Panels,” and then, select “#132 Science Communication: Making Science in Public.” Organizers: Noriko Hara, Indiana University Sarah Davies, University of Copenhagen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Noriko Hara, Ph.D. Professor & & Director of MIS (Master of Information Science) Department of Information & Library Science School of Informatics, Computing, & Engineering | Indiana University http://norikohara.org<http://norikohara.org/>

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